{"id":69075,"date":"2023-11-30T17:07:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=69075"},"modified":"2023-11-30T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:07:56","slug":"gladiator-2-original-plans-for-russell-crowe-return-shared-by-ridley-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/gladiator-2-original-plans-for-russell-crowe-return-shared-by-ridley-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Gladiator 2 original plans for Russell Crowe return shared by Ridley Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Napoleon &#8211; Official trailer with Joaquin Phoenix<\/h3>\n<p>As the Hollywood actors\u2019 strike comes to an end, shooting on Sir Ridley Scott\u2019s Gladiator 2 is set to resume on December 4 in Malta.<\/p>\n<p>Set after the events of the original movie, the sequel follows a grown-up Lucius, the nephew of Commodus, who was saved by Maximus.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal plays the older Lucius, originally portrayed by Spencer Treat Clark in 2000\u2019s Gladiator.<\/p>\n<p>The lead character is now living \u201cin the wilderness\u201d with no connection to his mother Lucilla (played by a returning Connie Nielsen) who he thinks may be dead.<\/p>\n<p>Gladiator 2 co-stars Denzel Washington as a former slave turned arms dealer, alongside Sir Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus and a returning Djimon Hounsou as Juba the former gladiator. But what about Russell Crowe?<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Russell Crowe rages over Gladiator 2 while admitting &#8216;jealousy'[RUSSELL CROWE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/36\/590x\/secondary\/paul-mescal-5093639.jpg?r=1701361800820\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that Maximus, now reunited with his family in the afterlife of Elysium, could somehow return.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Scott has revealed his original plans to incorporate the return of Crowe\u2019s most iconic character.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a new interview to support the release of Napoleon, the 86-year-old shared how the dead gladiator would have been resurrected via a portal.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Hans Zimmer Live review \u2013 From James Bond to Pirates, relentlessly spectacular[REVIEW] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Russell Crowe slams &#8216;absolute rubbish&#8217; Gladiator script[GLADIATOR] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Russell Crowe visits Colosseum as Ridley Scott gears up Gladiator 2[RUSSELL CROWE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/36\/590x\/secondary\/Gladiator-5093641.jpg?r=1701361800860\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott told the ReelBlend podcast: \u201cNick Cave wrote the script, but I had the idea. I knew how to bring him back through a portal, back to the real world. I&#8217;m not going tell you what it is, because somebody will steal it&#8230; I talked to Nick every other day for about a month as he was writing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I said, &#8216;We can bring him back this way.&#8217; And what I want to do is start the film in Styx, on the edge of the ocean, and you see him, this warrior, wandering in armor. Then, it\u2019s Maximus wandering, looking for where he&#8217;s going to go next. That&#8217;s Scene One.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gladiator 2 hits cinemas on November 22, 2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/entertainment\/films\/1840863\/Gladiator-2-Russell-Crowe-Maximus-Ridley-Scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoleon &#8211; Official trailer with Joaquin Phoenix As the Hollywood actors\u2019 strike comes to an end, shooting on Sir Ridley Scott\u2019s Gladiator 2 is set to resume on December 4 in Malta. 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